diff --git a/drivers/pci/switch/switchtec.c b/drivers/pci/switch/switchtec.c
index 620f5b995a12..e3aefdafae89 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/switch/switchtec.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/switch/switchtec.c
@@ -1064,6 +1064,7 @@ static int ioctl_event_ctl(struct switchtec_dev *stdev,
 {
 	int ret;
 	int nr_idxs;
+	unsigned int event_flags;
 	struct switchtec_ioctl_event_ctl ctl;
 
 	if (copy_from_user(&ctl, uctl, sizeof(ctl)))
@@ -1085,7 +1086,9 @@ static int ioctl_event_ctl(struct switchtec_dev *stdev,
 		else
 			return -EINVAL;
 
+		event_flags = ctl.flags;
 		for (ctl.index = 0; ctl.index < nr_idxs; ctl.index++) {
+			ctl.flags = event_flags;
 			ret = event_ctl(stdev, &ctl);
 			if (ret < 0)
 				return ret;